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Madison Fire’s Hazardous Incident Team was called to Cottage Grove near a gas station Sunday morning where an unknown person dumped a 55-gallon drum of chemicals onto the ground and left, fire officials said.

President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy military forces to more Democratic-led cities. On Sunday, the president added Baltimore to a list that already includes Chicago and New York.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ten cheetah cubs held in captivity since birth and destined for international wildlife trade markets were rescued in Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia

My wife, Sandy, and I, along with longtime friends Bob and Monica Hansen, paid what we figured would be our last visit to Mariner’s Inn last week.

NEW YORK — Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind-the-scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, died Saturday at 96, according to a brief family announcement confirmed by the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York.

Winning line from Mount Horeb reader beats more than 50 entries.

Madison Police responded to multiple complaints involving an unpermitted gathering of vehicles that created excessive noise and engaged in hazardous driving.

Tips for your flowers, plants, trees and shrubs.

The statute of limitations allow killers in Wisconsin to evade full accountability by not cooperating with police on the whereabouts of their victim’s remains.

Republican lawmakers, including Wisconsin’s own U.S. Reps. Glen Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, and Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, have recently sent letters to Canadian officials complaining about hazy conditions caused by wildfires in Canada. They blame our northern neighbor for poor forest management and…

A team of ‘underdogs’ has risen to the top of Major League Baseball. They’ve taken the state of Wisconsin along for the ride.

Nearly half the number of adoptable animals at the Dane County Humane Society found a home during Saturday’s Clear the Shelters finale.

The Frank D. Barker’s whereabouts was unknown for nearly 140 years but was found this summer by a local tour operator.

Logan Webb pitched six stingy innings and Casey Schmitt belted a three-run homer to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 7-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Malik Willis bounced back from an early interception and threw a touchdown pass to Romeo Doubs as Green Bay defeated Seattle 20-7 in the preseason finale.

And it may be right in your pantry.

The Wisconsin complaint details how Jim Troupis, Kenneth Chesebro, and Mike Roman created a document that falsely said Trump had won Wisconsin’s 10 Electoral College votes in 2020.

Madison has three projects in the works on Nakoma Road, which has been under construction for most of the summer.